KINOSTERNIDAE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Kinosternidae mean? 

• KINOSTERNIDAE (noun)
  The noun KINOSTERNIDAE has 1 sense:

1. mud turtles; musk turtles

  Familiarity information: KINOSTERNIDAE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• KINOSTERNIDAE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Mud turtles; musk turtles

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

family Kinosternidae; Kinosternidae

Hypernyms ("Kinosternidae" is a kind of...):

reptile family (a family of reptiles)

Meronyms (members of "Kinosternidae"):

genus Kinosternon; Kinosternon (type genus of the Kinosternidae)

genus Sternotherus; Sternotherus (musk turtles)

Holonyms ("Kinosternidae" is a member of...):

Chelonia; order Chelonia; order Testudinata; order Testudines; Testudinata; Testudines (tortoises and turtles)